Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Busch1B |
R. PreciadoPR-1B |
J. DelgadoPR-CF |
N. LopezSS |
A. CepedaPR-SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .235 | .267 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .286 | .000 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .526 | .889 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .467 | .929 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .750 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .467 | .579 | .533 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .400 | .538 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .300 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .316 | .391 | .632 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .364 | .500 | .636 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 38 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
- Batting
- 2BLopez (1, Avila); Busch (2, Ragans); Crow-Armstrong (3, Erceg); Cowles 2 (4, Ragans 2)
- 3BBusch (1, Ragans)
- HRCrow-Armstrong (1, 1st inning off Ragans 1 on, 1 Out); Ballesteros (1, 1st inning off Ragans 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIBusch (8), Workman (7), Crow-Armstrong 4 (4), Triantos (4), Ballesteros 2 (2), Escobar (1)
- 2Out RBIBusch, Workman, Crow-Armstrong, Triantos, Ballesteros 2
- SFCrow-Armstrong
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP7-14 (Lopez 1-2, Busch 1-2, Cantrelle 0-1, Workman 1-1, Crow-Armstrong 2-2, Cowles 0-1, Aliendo 0-1, Ballesteros 1-2, Escobar 1-1, Melendez 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSWorkman (2, 2nd base by Ragans/Perez)
- SBWorkman (1, 2nd base off Sisk/Perez); Cepeda (1, 3rd base off Avila/Jensen)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Lopez-Triantos-Busch)
- EMelendez (1, throw)
- AssistsGarriola (Emshoff at 2nd base)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. India2B |
K. IsbelCF |
O. HernandezPR-DH |
J. RaveRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .471 | .417 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .571 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .214 | .308 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .500 | .400 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .357 | .200 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .222 | .286 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .667 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .769 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .333 | .444 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 | .583 | .625 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .556 | .333 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .250 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .500 |
| 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BWitt Jr. (1, Brown); Loftin (3, Brown)
- 3BO. Hernandez (1, Flexen)
- RBIPasquantino (3)
- SFPasquantino
- GIDPPerez
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP0-5 (Perez 0-1, Waters 0-1, Tolbert 0-2, Jensen 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Perez-Witt Jr.)
- EIsbel (1, fielding)
Cubs Pitching
- Pitching
- WPBrown
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Crow-Armstrong homered to right, Busch scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Ballesteros homered to center, Cowles scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Pasquantino hit sacrifice fly to left, Witt Jr. scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Crow-Armstrong hit sacrifice fly to left, Busch scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Lopez singled to center, Cowles scored on fielding error by center fielder Isbel, Lopez to second. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Workman singled to left, Lopez scored, Jankowski to third. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Triantos hit by pitch, Jankowski scored, Chavers to second, Workman to third. | 8 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Busch reached on infield single to second, Workman scored, Chavers to third. | 9 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Crow-Armstrong doubled to right, Chavers scored, Preciado to third. | 10 | 1 | ||
| 6th | Escobar singled to left, Cepeda scored. | 11 | 1 | ||
Game Information
Surprise Stadium
1:05 AM, 2 March 2025
Surprise, Arizona
Attendance: 8,975
Game Time:2:40
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo
- First Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
- Second Base Umpire - David Arrieta
- Third Base Umpire - Sean Sparling
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

